The cold front is marching steadily eastward this morning. At 10 a.m., it was past Tupelo, Greenwood and Vicksburg. The dewpoint at Tupelo dropped from 70F at 8 a.m. to 59F at 10 a.m.! To the northwest, the dewpoint was 54F at Memphis and 39F at Harrison AR. The air temperature was 48F at Joplin, […]
Today, Karen continues to struggle to get anything going. During the late morning hours, there were a few thunderstorms that developed and tried to to wrap around the center of circulation, but as we have seen much of the week, dry air and wind shear put an end to that. The center of circulation remains […]
Karen’s center of circulation continues to be well displaced from the main thunderstorm convection. However, throughout the morning hours, a few thunderstorms have been trying to develop near the center and wrap around it. We have seen this similar scenario all week; storms will develop and try to wrap around the center, but are then […]
Tropical Storm Karen remains disorganized over the central Gulf of Mexico this afternoon. The latest observations from the NHC keep the winds an pressure the same, but looking at a visible satellite loop, this is not a very healthy storm. The center of circulation has been exposed most of the day, west of the main […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. WARM, DRY AFTERNOON: We have a partly sunny sky over Alabama this afternoon; nothing is showing up on radar […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. STILL QUIET THROUGH TOMORROW: The weather over the northern half of Alabama won’t change much today; a mix of […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. RIGHT NOW: Pretty quiet weather across Alabama this afternoon as expected; there have been a few isolated showers today […]
Karen continues to move NNW across the southern Gulf of Mexico this afternoon. The system is still packing a punch with sustained winds of 65 MPH, but throughout the day, the system seems less organized and appears to be weakening. The Hurricane Hunters are currently flying through the storm and it should be interesting what […]
The main weather story for folks along the Gulf Coast and in the Southeast is newly formed Tropical Storm Karen. Karen will impact the Gulf Coast over the weekend as a strong tropical storm. Expect gusty winds and torrential tropical downpours with this system as she moves onshore. The worst of the weather associated with […]
Tropical Storm Karen is in the southern Gulf of Mexico, packing sustained winds of 60 mph…. There isn’t much change from the long discussion I posted early this morning. Some notes… *Most of the day Saturday should be dry for the northern two-thirds of Alabama, with only widely scattered showers. *Conditions will begin to deteriorate […]
From NHC… DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO HAS BECOME A TROPICAL STORM AND IS PRODUCING WINDS OF UP TO 60 MPH IN THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. A SPECIAL ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT […]
I thought this piece written by my wife last night was worth posting here. It is with her permission…. We just drove, sun in our faces, until we reached it; the twisted limbs and scattered pieces announcing what was ahead of us. This was the edge of the storm, James told us. We were going […]
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
